I had an injury in Feb '02 ended up with a hole in my rotator cuff and severe ligament damage. My shoulder man put me on Oxy's with Lortab for breakthrough during the entire work up period and then a higher dose of the Oxy's after the surgery. I had the surgery in Oct '02 and was off pain meds for my shoulder by Feb '03. Haven't had a inkling of pain in that shoulder since. Now if they could fix my back like that I'd be in great shape except for the peripheral neuropathy. turcica